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Eurostat: Romania and Bulgaria Have EU's Lowest Per Person R&D Allocation
September 15 (BTA) - In 2020 the total government budget allocations for R&D across the EU stood at 100,786 million euro, equivalent to 0.8 per cent of GDP, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. The total budget allocation for R&D per person stood at 225 euro, which is an increase o...
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President Decrees Dissolution of Parliament
September 15 (BTA) - A presidential decree has been issued for the dissolution of Parliament, said Parliament Chair Iva Miteva on Wednesday as the legislature held its last sitting. The decree was issued September 14 and schedules the elections for a new Parliament on ...
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August Inflation in Bulgaria at 3.7% Y/Y - Statistics
September 15 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute reported here on Wednesday that inflation in August 2021 was 3.7 per cent compared to August 2020, and 0.8 per cent compared to July 2021. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2021 compared to Decemb...
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New School Year Starts in Bulgaria
September 15 (BTA) - The new school year, the second one in the coronavirus pandemic, started on September 15. In an address to students, teachers and parents, caretaker Education and Science Minister Nikolai Denkov wished a successful start of the school year, and also...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,029 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.5%
September 15 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 475,299, after 21,451 tests identified 2,029 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 9.5 per cent. The active ...
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Bulgaria Ranks 36th in Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom Report
September 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks 36th among 165 countries and territories in Frasers's 2021 Economic Freedom of the World Annual Report, losing four positions from last year, said Tuesday the Institute for Market Economics (IME) which is the local partner of Fraser Institute. ...
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President Says Public Procurement in Road Construction Sector Should Be Brought to Light
September 14 (BTA) - Meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian Branch Chamber ROADS and the Bulgarian Construction Chamber on Tuesday, President Rumen Radev said the whole public procurement and payment process in the road maintenance and road construction sector shou...
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EIB, Sofia Municipality Sign EUR 60 Million Loan for Sustainable Mobility Projects
September 14 (BTA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Sofia Municipality signed Tuesday a EUR 60 million framework loan to promote sustainable urban mobility in Sofia. The EIB financing supports Sofia MunicipalityТs objective to develop an environmentally sust...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,998 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 8.06%
September 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 473,270, after 24,787 tests identified 1,998 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 8.06 per cent. Sofia City Region tops...
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Summer Tourists Increase by 70% Year on Year
September 14 (BTA) - In the summer of 2021, tourists who spent their holiday on the Bulgarian Black Sea coastline increased by 70 per cent compared with the previous summer, Tourism Minister Stela Baltova said at a meeting with senior executives from the sector on Tuesday. She de...
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World Famous Kaval Player Theodosii Spassov to Release New Album with Music Composed in Antarctica
September 13 (BTA) - The new album of the world famous Bulgarian kaval player Theodosii Spassov will be titled "Icy Eyes". The album will be comprised of music Spassov has created during his travel to Antarctica. Spassov is a popular jazz musician, who plays kaval, a tradition...
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arliamentary Legal Affairs Approves on First Reading Revisions Abolishing Specialized Courts, Prosecution Offices
September 13 (BTA) - Bulgaria's National Assembly Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Monday voted, 11-0 with no abstentions, to approve on first reading draft amendments to the Judicial System Act, moved by Democratic Bulgaria, which would close down the specialized court...
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Late-August Food Prices Spike, Year on Year - Trade Union Institute
September 13 (BTA) - Most food products in Bulgaria appreciated steeply by late August - early September, compared to the same period a year ago, the Institute for Social and Trade Union Research (ISTUR) with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) said ...
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French Film Wins Grand Prix at 17th World Festival of Animated Film in Varna
September 13 (BTA) - Precious, a short puppet animation by French director Paul Mas, won the Grand Prix at the 17th World Festival of Animated Film in Varna, the organizers said on Monday. Director Vessela Dantcheva's Love in Times of Tourism was named Best Bulgarian Film. The...
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President to Dissolve Parliament, Appoint Caretaker Cabinet on September 16
September 13 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will dissolve the 46th National Assembly and will appointed a caretaker cabinet on Thursday, September 16, the President's Press Secretariat said on Monday. The legislature will have to be dissolved after three parli...
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COVID-19 Update: 437 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.97%
September 13 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 471,272, after 7,324 tests identified 437 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.97 per cent. Sofia Region t...
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Swedish Documentary Most Beautiful Boy in the World Wins Master of Art Aurubis Award of Sofia Master of Art Film Festiva...
September 12 (BTA) - The "Most Beautiful Boy in the World" of Kristina Lindstrom and Kristian Petri won the top honour, the Master of Art Aurubis Award, at the 2021 Master of Art Film Festival in Sofia, the organizers of the event said. The Special Jury Award went to "Warsaw: ...
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Decision of National Assembly Chairperson Miteva Not to Call Extraordinary Sitting of Parliament on Monday Attacked by P...
September 12 (BTA) - Parliament will not hold an extraordinary sitting on September 13 as announced on Saturday, National Assembly Chairperson Iva Miteva said during a TV morning show on Sunday. Miteva said she will call an extraordinary sitting on Wednesday, September 15, provid...
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National Revenue Agency Exercises "Total Tax Compliance Control" over Trade in Fuels
September 12 (BTA) - The National Revenue Agency (NRA) Sunday said in a press release that it is exercising "total tax compliance control" of the trade in fuels, by monitoring the movement "of every litre of fuel that leaves tax warehouses and reaches filling stations for sale to...
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COVID-19 Update: 909 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.48%
September 12 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 470,835, after 14,027 tests identified 909 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 6.48 per cent. The active ...
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